Little Explosions [kiribaku]

Chapter 16

Final chapter guys!!!
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We awoke late into the afternoon the next day, still holding each other and enjoying the warm embrace shared between us. It almost didn't feel real, everything being this calm between us. Like something was bound to happen to disturb the peace. I'd be damned if I let that happen again though.

I stared down at the sleeping boy on my shoulder and nuzzled my face into his soft blonde hair. He looked so peaceful and calm, just like when he feel asleep on my shoulder in his dormitory. A little twinge of sadness invaded its way into my heart when I realized I'd never get those photos back.

It was okay. We'd make new memories. We'd take more photos, ones even cuter than the ones I took.

I sighed and breathed in his scent, the warm smell of caramel enveloping me. The white walls of the hospital room didn't taunt me or make me go crazy anymore, now they'd always remind me of when Bakugo slept next to me in the nurses bed when I was hurt. They'd be a fuzzy and happy memory now, and I'd soon forget about how awful I felt staring at them last night.

The door slowly creaked open, and in walked Recovery Girl. She didn't meet my gaze and instead walked straight over to the side of the bed I was on and took a seat, staring at our position.

"I see you two made up." She said, breaking the awkward silence in the room.

       "Yep." I agreed. Even though she was staring at us and it was probably rude for us to continue to be in this position, I didn't care. I wouldn't push him away for anything.

       "You're getting your bandages off today. Do you wanna wake him up so I can do that?" She asked, obviously uncomfortable.

         I turned my head to the sleeping boy and put a gentle hand on the side of his face. He slept with his hearing aids in, so I could probably talk to him and he'd hear me.

        "Baby... wake up please..." I smiled, gently stroking his face with my thumb.

         No movement was made by him, so I gently shook his face and said, "Bakugo... come  on baby it's time to wake up..."

        He stirred a little, then his pretty red eyes fluttered open and immediately met my gaze. He smiled at me and buried his face back into my shoulder.

       "Good morning sunshine, I have to get my bandages off so you can't lay on me anymore." I told, gently stroking his hair with my hand.

       He grumbled and slowly moved off of me, yawning and stretching when he stood up. His shirt rode up a little and I saw his 6-pack and blushed. He was so perfect.

        I sat up, and turned away from Bakugo so Recovery Girl could take off my bandages and he couldn't see my chest. I quickly took off my hospital gown so I was only in the underwear and my bandages. She always shut her eyes, which made me happy. It's not that I didn't trust Bakugo to see my chest, but the thought of anyone having to see it not flat irked me and made me so uncomfortable and itchy in my skin.

         Bakugo sat down on the bed behind me, and reached around and grabbed my hand while Recovery Girl quickly took the wrappings off. I felt comforted by his touch, safe and happy. I was so happy with him that I didn't even bother to let myself feel dysphoric when my chest was exposed.

        "Am I allowed to put on a binder yet?" I asked, grabbing the change of clothes Recovery Girl gave me to wear instead of the hospital gown.

         She sighed, "Yes. But remember. Be careful."

        "I'll be there to make sure of that, Ma'am," Bakugo teased, gently squeezing my hand.